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Working Conditions (George Saunders Pastoralia (janet (Repitition (Janet…

- - - - Janet is continuously complaining about her working conditions
        
        "Crackers, crackers, crackers!" She says, pitifully. "Jesus, I wish you'd talk to me. I don't see why you won't. I'm about to go bonkers. We could at least have some fun."
        
        There is no respect for the workers
    - - Janet is in desperate need to suport herself and her family, but she is stuck at this job
        
        "Come on, man," she says. "He's my son. You know how it is. You got a sick kid, I got a sick kid."
  - - - Workers treated badly by customers and boss doesn't care
        
        "I want to stab you, Dad," says the little boy. "with a sharp sword, you're so dumb."
        
        "How about me says Janet. "Ha-ha! says Nordtrom, "Not you. Not today. Maybe soon, however!"(pg6)
    - - Repetition of "poke their heads in"
      - Careless notes received from boss.
        
        "Haiha! sorry about the no goat and all. A liitle mixup. In the future, when you look in here for a goat on every occasion you will find a goat and not a note. Or maybe both.Ha-ha!Happy eating!"
        
        “In terms of austerity, no goat today. In terms of verisimilitude, mount this fake goat and tend as if real. Mount well above the fire to avoid burning. In event of burning, leave area, burning plastic may release harmful fumes. (pg 11)”
        
        "How about me says Janet. "Ha-ha! says Nordtrom, "Not you. Not today. Maybe soon, however!"(pg6)
    - - What other characters say that point out the bad working conditions
        
        “Whoa”,” These are some very cramped living quarters.” (pg.4)
  - - - Protagonists mentions they are not allowed to speak English in the workspace.
        
        “but as you know we are not supposed to speak English in the cave.” (Page 7)
    - - "All afternoon we pretend to catch and eat small bugs. We pretend to catch and eat so many pretend bugs than could ever actually live in one cave. The number of pretend bugs."
    - - “Five more hours and I can enter my Separate Area and find out. Which is fine. Really not a problem. Because I’m Thinking Positive/Saying Positive.” (Page 13)
      - "The problem is, what am I going to do during the hour that I'm supposed to be skinning the goat with the flint? I decide to pretend to be desperately ill. I rock in a corner and moan."
      - The author uses sarcasm and exaggeration. The protagonist is forced to do ridiculous tasks.